La Marea Central Coast Grenache 2022 061126OFFER with a large portion of

with a large portion of reserve wines

40% of this wine is 2015 Pinot Meunier from the village of Chambrecy

and while the whites get all the attention

dark berry

Down in the island's southeast

La Marea Central Coast Grenache 2022 061126OFFER with a large portion ofIan Brand has spent a decade making the same argument: California's Central Coast is a far better home for Spanish and Rhone grapes than anyone gives it credit for. La Marea "the tide" is where he tests it, with wines rooted in sea air, sandy soils and ancient seabeds. His Grenache runs in the opposite direction from the jammy, high alcohol version the grape usually gets here: light on its feet, transparent, built around freshness rather than force.